Prometheus Picture

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(Mythology) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Prometheus, the Titan son of Iapetus and Klymene, was the god of foresight, cunning and inventor of sacrifice, which was given the task of creating mankind, by molding clay. His attempts to improve the lives of his creation brought him into direct conflict with Zeus. Prometheus was a great benefactor of mankind. He hatched a first deception against Zeus to make the sacrifice of a large ox then divided into two parts: one of them put the skin, flesh and guts, who hid in the belly of the ox and the other put the bones pinned appetizing but fat. Then allowed to choose the part eat´s Zeus and the gods. Zeus chose the fat layer and filled with anger when he saw that he had actually picked the bones. Since then men burn bones in the sacrifices to be offered to the gods, but the meat they eat.

Outraged by this deception, Zeus deprived men of the fire. Prometheus decided to steal it, so I went up to Mount Olympus and took his chariot of Helios, theft also tools Hephaestus and Athena's writings. This could warm humanity, and gave the man the means to earn a living.

In revenge for this second offense, Zeus ordered Hephaestus that would make a woman of clay called Pandora. Zeus breathed life and sent the brother of PrometheusEpimetheus, in whose house the jar containing all the misfortunes with which Zeus wanted to punish humanity was. Epimetheus married her, ignoring the warnings of his brother, on that never accept a gift of the gods. Pandora opened the jar, end, as Zeus had anticipated, thus condemning humanity.

After avenging humans, Zeus took revenge on Prometheus and made to take him to the Caucasus, where he was chained to a very high rock, by Hephaestus with the help of Bia and Cratos.Zeus sent an eagle (daughter of Typhon and Echidna) for the liver of Prometheus eat. This being immortal, his liver grew back every night, and the eagle returned to eat every day. This punishment would last forever, but Hercules freed him shooting an arrow the eagle. This time it did not matter to Zeus that Prometheus again avoided punishment, Prometheus was thus released, and subsequently invited to live on Mount Olympus with the other gods.

Long ago, Prometheus decided to help humanity, then giving the gift of fire . In order to do this , sneaked into Mount Olympus and a wooden stick was used to steal some of Apollo fire of the sun . With this gift to mankind was able to excel and improve society. But Zeus was angry at Prometheus for disobeying their government as to intervene in mortal affairs , so they punished him by chaining it to a mountain in Tartarus , where a giant eagle ( who will grow up to develop a relationship with frenemy ) would come every day to feast on his liver. Luckily (and possibly painful) your liver would grow back after each night . Nevertheless , his noble act of humanity is still remembered and in his honor was erected and a school named after him and a statue .

Hercules injustice hear about Prometheus, and came to the rescue and released . But Hades already had avizado Zeus , angry Zeus asked for help to all the gods to recapture Prometheus , Hercules tried to persuade him , after fighting with Hades and the eagle , and in the end , Zeus, I wish to leave alone Prometheus .

It's bigger than an average human, has super strength and enjoys immortality. Its main power is the creation of life, and can infuse life on inanimate objects and human beings can create from clay or other material., (Possibly Zeus withdraw omnipresence, so he could not escape his punishment).